Roberto Freire (politician)
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| Roberto Freire | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 23 November 2016 – 18 May 2017 |
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| President | Michel Temer |
| Preceded by | Marcelo Calero |
| Succeeded by | Sérgio Sá Leitão |
| Federal Deputy for São Paulo | |
| In office 20 March 2015 – 23 November 2016 |
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| In office 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2015 |
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| Federal Deputy for Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 2003 – 1 February 2007 |
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| In office 1 February 1979 – 1 February 1995 |
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| Senator for Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003 |
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| State Deputy of Pernambuco | |
| In office 1 February 1975 – 1 February 1979 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto João Pereira Freire 20 April 1942 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Political party | MDB (1965–1980) PMDB (1980–1985) PCB (1985–1992) PPS (1992–2019) Cidadania (2019–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Letícia Baltar (div.) Marisa Vasconcelos |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | João Figueiredo Freire Maria de Lourdes Pereira |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| Nickname(s) | Curitiba |
Roberto João Pereira Freire (20 April 1942) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician.
Freire was born in Recife. He is the president of Cidadania, former Federal Deputy,[1][2] and former Minister of Culture appointed by president Michel Temer.[3] He resigned from the office on 18 May 2017[4]
Car Wash Scandal
Roberto Freire resigned as minister, due to his involvement with the crimes found in the Operation Car Wash.
The biggest implicated company, Odebrecht kept an entire department to coordinate the payment of bribe to politicians. In the Car Wash Operation, officers seized several electronic spreadsheets linkin the payments to nicknames. Every corrupt politician received a nickname based on physical caracteristics, public trajectory, personal infos, owned cars/boats, origin place or generic preferences. Roberto Freire's nickname was 'Curitiba', alusing the city with same name.[5]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Culture 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by Sérgio Sá Leitão |
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